BSS, Khulna
A total of 848 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in all 10 districts of Khulna division in the last 24 hours till 8 am on Saturday, climbing the number of infected patients to 50,965, sources said.
A number of 14 more fatalities were reported afresh during the time in the division, said Dr Rasheda Sultana, divisional director of Health. With the new fatalities, the death toll from the disease reaches 953.
Among the deaths, the highest 235 are in Khulna, followed by 185 in Kustia, 129 in Jashore, 82 in Chuadanga, 81 in Jhenidah, 74 in Bagerhat, 66 in Satkhira, 40 in Meherpur, 36 in Narail and 25 in Magura, Dr Sultana said.
The new daily infection figure shows a decrease compared to the previous day’s figure of 1,322, said the health department sources. “Among the infected people, 36,125 have, so far, been cured from the lethal virus with 203 new recoveries found this morning,” said Dr Sultana, adding that a total of 6,447 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitals in Khulna city.
Besides, all the positive cases for Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 51,254 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 36,861 have been released so far.
On the other hand, 523 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 521 others were released from isolation during the last 24 hours.
Of the total new positive cases, the highest 470 were detected in Jashore, followed by 172 in Khulna, 77 in Kustia, 43 in Satkhira, 24 Chuadanga, 16 in Meherpur, 15 in Bagerhat, 14 Jhenidha, nine in Narail and eight in Magura in the division.
With the new detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total case now stands at 14,333 in Khulna, 11,190 in Jashore, 6,989 in Kustia, 3,904 in Jhenidah, 3,220 in Satkhira, 2,977 in Chuadanga, 2,882 in Bagerhat, 2,470 in Narail, 1,556 Meherpur and Magura 1,436.
